| Description |
x, 235 pages ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Gender lens |
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Gender lens.
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| Contents |
Ch. 1. A Gender Lens on Old Age. The Social Construction of Old Age. Ageism. Aging through a Gender Lens -- Ch. 2. Gender and the Study of Old Age. Gender in the Study of Old Age. A Gender Lens on Aging. Ageism in Social Gerontology. Where Do We Go from Here? -- Ch. 3. Bodies in Old Age. The Social Significance of the Body. Growing Old in Gendered Bodies -- Ch. 4. Sex, Sexuality, and Old Age. The Social Construction of Sex and Sexuality. Sexuality and Old Age: What Researchers Tell Us. A Gender Lens on Sexuality and Old Age -- Ch. 5. Gender, Social Inequalities, and Retirement Income. Gender, the State, and Retirement Income: Social Security. Gender Relations in the Family and the Workplace. Pensions. Economic (In)security in Retirement. Social Security "Reforms" -- Ch. 6. Retirement Experiences: The Continuity of Work. The Continuity of Work. The Meaning of Work and Retirement -- Ch. 7. Gender, Care Work, and Family in Old Age. What Is Care Work? Care Work for the Old. Receiving Eldercare. Care Work from Old to Young -- Ch. 8. A Gender Lens on Aging and an Aging Lens on Gender. Social Gerontology, Ageism, and Age Relations. Feminism, Ageism, and Age Relations. Theorizing Old Age. Age Relations and Social Inequalities: Freedom and In/Dependence.lidat |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-227) and index |
| Notes |
English |
| Subject |
Aging -- Sex differences.
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Older people -- Social conditions.
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Older people -- Sexual behavior.
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Older people -- Economic conditions.
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Ageism.
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Feminist theory.
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| Author |
Slevin, Kathleen F., 1947-
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| LC no. |
2001022919 |
| ISBN |
075910185X cloth alkaline paper |
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0759101868 paperback alkaline paper |
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